... observed by officers will also be noted and recorded. A strategy that criminal investigators should take in order to conduct an efficient follow-up investigation is to ensure all observations and notes are shared from the officers that conducted the preliminary investigation to the officers that are conducting the follow-up. This could eliminate potential time wasting activities that had already been ... the follow-up investigators know what steps were followed during the preliminary, and if they had not been completed, why they were not completed. For instance, bad weather during the n...

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... be a visible deterrent to crime and an approachable source of assistance and information within the downtown area of San Antonio. The bike unit patrols the heavily populated downtown area both night and day assisting tourists, conventioneers, and local office workers and shoppers. San Antonio host many big events in the downtown area. Bicycle officers are able to mingle easily with big ... , "I love it, people are a lot more comfortable. They"ll come up and ask you questions they wouldn't ask you in a car". Officer Chidester a 22 year veteran of the police department notes that the techn...

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